Two belt bill facing mechanism
US6705470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/90
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for rotating a document approximately 180° includes a first and a second belt. The first belt has a document transport portion, a return portion, a first end, and a second end. The second end of first belt being is twisted approximately 180° in relation to the first end of the first belt. The second belt has a document transport portion, a return portion, a first end, and second end. The document transport portion of the first belt is disposed adjacent to the document transport portion of the second belt. The second end of second belt is twisted approximately 180° in relation to the first end of the second belt. A document transport path is defined by the document transport portions of the first and the second belts. The document transport path has an inlet and an outlet. The outlet of the document transport path is twisted approximately 180° in relation to the inlet. A plurality of guides are disposed adjacent to the document facing path for supporting the outer portions of the document which extend beyond a width of the first and the second belts as the document is being transported along the transport path.
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